Team Canada U19 Girls Secure Gold at Pan Am Youth Championship
(by Bowmar Sports, photo ITTF America)
Canada’s U19 Girls’ Table Tennis Team made headlines at the 2025 ITTF Pan American Youth Championship in Rosario, Argentina, with their Gold Medal performance. Ranked No. 7, the team entered the tournament as underdogs but quickly demonstrated resilience, skill, and teamwork that carried them through to the championship.
The group stage set the tone for the Canadians’ campaign. Canada won all three matches 3–0, showcasing their consistency and preparation. In the Quarterfinals, they faced Colombia and secured a 3–1 victory, advancing to a Semifinal match against top-seeded TeamUSA.
The Semifinal was a tense, back-and-forth contest, with both teams trading points and momentum. In the end, the Canadians edged out a 3–2 victory, earning a place in the Final against Puerto Rico. The championship match mirrored the intensity of the Semifinal. Both teams fought hard for every point, but Canada maintained focus on their way to securing another 3–2 win. Team Canada lifts the Gold Medal, achieving a memorable victory on an international stage.
At 17 years old, Jessie Xu has established herself as a key figure in Canadian youth table tennis. This was her sixth consecutive Pan American Youth Championship, competing in both U15 and U19 categories. Having helped the U19 team win silver last year, Xu brought experience, composure, and leadership to the team this year.
Jessie Xu reflected on the significance of the victory, saying,
“First, I just want to thank everyone. I want to thank my coach, my teammates, Team Canada, for always rooting for us. I’ve been in the finals three times, always finishing second. This time, we made it, and I’m so happy we proved Canada deserved this first win. Qualifying for the World Youth Championships has been my final goal, and we achieved it together. We played with no regrets.” Outside of competition, Jessie has managed to balance her academic responsibilities alongside international tournaments. She continues to demonstrate discipline and focus —qualities that extend beyond the table.
The victory secures Canada’s place at the 2025 ITTF World Youth Championships in Romania this November. that is another opportunity to compete at the global level. For Canadian table tennis, the tournament represents a milestone, showcasing the dedication of young athletes and the growing strength of the program. For Jessie Xu and her teammates, the experience reflects more than athletic skill: it demonstrates leadership, resilience, and a global perspective, all of which will benefit them in future pursuits both on and off the table.
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Amicus Prime owners, if you want a video of a Fethomania drill, you will need to manually link the video for a particular Fethomania drill with the following steps:
Download the video to the device that contains the Amicus app (probably to the Downloads folder).
Open the Amicus app on that device.
Select the matching drill in the Exercise List.
Tap on the Drill Description. The Set Exercise Properties popup window will appear.
Tap on Select Video button at the bottom of that window. Then navigate to where the video is located in the file directory and select that video.
Tap Save at bottom right of the popup window, Save at the top right of the main window, then Save in the resulting popup window.
Tap the Drill Description again and the title of the video should now appear in parentheses after Select Video.
To play the video, tap the Play Video button on the Play Exercise screen.
Amicus Prime owners, save these drills to your device via the following steps:
Click the Drill image below to download the file to your tablet, cell phone or other device that has the Amicus app on it.
Open that file and a window will appear in the Amicus app to confirm you want to import those drills. Tap Import to add the drills to the Exercise List.
You can then play those drills just like any other drill in the Exercise List.
Tip – After importing the drills from a Fethomania Session, tap on the drill description to reveal Stefan’s technique pointers for that drill!
For owners of models other than Prime:
The Google Sheets image takes you to a spreadsheet that gives the settings for each drill. While these won’t be the exact settings for the Control Panel on your robot, they will give you an idea of where to start, and you’ll need to adjust from there. At the bottom, we’ve included the ranges and defaults for the setting on a Prime so you can compare these to the ranges and defaults on your own robot. In general, default settings should give you a similar ball regardless of what model you have. If a drill has a change of speed, spin, or trajectory, you will be unable to replicate that drill on a Basic or Start model.